About me

Beatrice Gigliuto, known as Red Lily, is an Italian-born rope artist, educator, and relational coach  and sexologist whose work lives at the intersection of intimacy, queerness, and embodied connection.

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Red Lily’s journey began with a fascination for the expressive potential of the body and the quiet language of trust between people.

Over time, that curiosity led her to the world of Shibari, where rope became not only an artistic medium but also a way to explore communication, vulnerability, and the complex beauty of human relationships.

For more than a decade, she has traveled across Europe and beyond, teaching workshops, performing, and holding spaces where rope is approached as a practice of presence and dialogue. Her work emphasizes consent, emotional awareness, and the transformative possibilities that can emerge when people meet each other with curiosity and care.

As the founder and artistic director of the Queer Knots Festival, Red Lily has helped create an international gathering dedicated to queer perspectives in rope art and relational practices. The festival brings together artists, educators, and community members to share performances, workshops, and conversations that celebrate diversity, creativity, and the many ways intimacy can be expressed.

Now based in Copenhagen, Red Lily continues to weave together art, education, and activism, inviting people to slow down, listen deeply, and rediscover connection through the simple, powerful act of tying and being tied.

A young woman with shoulder-length dark hair sitting on a cushion on the floor, wearing a black dress and fishnet stockings, smiling and gesturing with her hands.
A person with a blindfold is suspended upside down by a harness in a room with wooden floors and textured white walls.
Three women, two with tattoos, are sitting on a carpeted floor. One woman has a tattoo on her right arm and black hair with a shaved side. The other woman has red hair and is holding a rope that is tied around the third woman’s ankle, who is wearing
A woman with long red hair is suspended in a web of ropes, lying upside down in a minimalistic room with wooden floors, a white wall, a potted plant, and a ceiling.
A woman with shoulder-length brown hair wearing a black dress, tied with a rope, standing indoors against white walls and a wall-mounted light fixture, gesturing with her hands.
A person with a bald head and nipple piercing performing aerial acrobatics on wooden gymnastic rings, suspended in a minimalist white room with wooden flooring.

Testimonials

  • Excellent online experience. Join RedLily even if you are shy, newbie or not sure if you are into. Give yourself the chance to join an empowering and non judgmental space.

  • Red Lily is a very welcoming person and extremely knowledgeable in all she teaches! Really looking forward to learn a lot from her.

  • I had a truly freeing experience. I was wary putting that much trust into someone new to me, but talking to Beatrice both over email and in person negotiating the scene really made me feel at ease. She made me feel safe and cared for throughout the whole process